INTERNATIONAL FALLS PRESS PAGE SEVEN SALE OF --SCHOOL AND of SWU ). Southeast Quarter of North* DEFECTIVE FLUES MORE ond and third class under the civil west Quarter (SE34 NW*4), and the 'I service rules. .. STATE LANDS. DANGEROUS THAN GASOLINE s! Lot Five (5), in Section Twenty-three The order provides that hereafter (23), Township One hundred fiftyseven (157) and the Lot Four (4)and Contrary to the general belief, when a vacancy occurs in a position State Of Minnesota, State Auditor's the Southwest Quarter of the Northwest gasoline is not such a prolific cause of postmaster of any of the classes Office, St. Paul, Minn., March 26. ljli Quarter (SW% of NW%) of Section of fires as some other reputed less Notice is hereby given that on mentioned resulting.from death, resignation, One (1) and the Lots One (1), May 14, 1917, at 10 o'clock a. m. in dangerous article. Seven (7) and Eight (8), and the removal, or on recommendation the office of the county auditor at International North Half of the Southwest Quarter During the past year in Minnesota of the first assistant postmaster Falls, Koochiching county, (NJ/2 of SW'i)' and the Northwest there werfe only 67 fires directly general, the postmaster general in the state of Minnesota, I will off^r Quarter of the Southeast Quarter traceable tp gasoline and these include for sale certain unsold state lands, is to notify the civil service (NW% SE*4) of Section Two (2) in and also those state lands which have two fires from gasoline torches, Township One hundred fifty-six commission. That body will then hold reverted to the state by reason of the (156), all North of Range Twentyfive, 24 from gasoline stoves and 36 an open competitive examination to nonpayment of interest. West of the Fifth Principal Meridian, from gasoline explosions and the total test the fitness of applicants for. the Terms of Sale. together with all the hereditaments property loss from these causes office. As a result of this test, the and appurtenances thereunto Fifteen per cent of the purchase amounted to $52,254 says Robert W. belonging postmaster general must submit to price is payable to the county treasurer Hargadine, state fire marshal. jwa at the time of sale. The unpaid balance Which sale will be made by the the president the name of the highest Sheriff of said Koochiching County "Compare this with the number of is payable at any time in whole qualified eligible for appointment Minnsota, at the front door of the or in part on or before forty years fires due to defective flues, he says: to fill the existing vacancy unless Court House in the City of International from the date of sale at an interest "This cause resulted in 196 fires and the character or residence of rate of four per cent per annum, due Falls, in said County of Koochiching the" property loss was $209,197, or on June first of each year provided that and State of Minnesota, on the applicant disqualifies him for appointment. Thursday the 19th day of April 1917, the interest can be paid at any time about four times as great as the aggregate at Two (2) o'clock P.M. of that day, within the interest year without penalty, loss from gasoline fires. at public vendue to the highest bidder person who has paseed his 65th in effect this means that the in-, "This is explained by the fact that for cash, to satisfy said mortgage debt terest money may be paid any time between birthday shall be eligible for appointment. people are awake to the dangerous June first and May thirty-first with the interest thereon, and the taxes if any, and the sum of Fifty without penalty. possibilities in a can of gasoline but Dollars ($50.00) attorney's fees as Appraised value of timber, when so "Incumbent postmasters of the these same people hardly ever think stipulated in and by said mortgage in stated, must be paid for in full at the classes referred to who are rendering of their chimney fires. time of sale. case of foreclosure, and the disbursements good service," said Postmaster tj/ All mineal rights are resrved to the allowed by law, subject to redemption "Therefore this department urges General Burleson, "and who continue state by the laws of the state. at any time within one year all people, in the-interst of proper PUTbuiltashoe All lands are sold subject to any from the date of sale as provided by to administer the affiairs of their office sr fire prevention to watch for possible law. and all ditch taxes thereon. with ability, will not be disturbed on "ready-to-wear" Lands on which the interest has become fire hazzards, not in the obvious, but Dated February 7th, 1917. in such offices by any recommendations Florsheim and know the delinquent may be redeemed at in the apparently innocent and 'perfectly VICTOR L. JOHNSON, any time up to the hour of sale, or before made by the head of the department. Mortgagee safe' places." satisfaction that a scientifically resale, to the actual purchaser. HIRAM A. SIMONS, Such lands are listed under the caption: will give. Attorney for Mortgagee, "Delinquent Lands." BemldJI, Minn. 2-15 3-29 POSTMASTERS TO BE No person can purchase more than Correct style and perfect fit for RECOMMEND READING 32« acres of land as provided by the PICKED BY TESTS every foot—reasonably priced. General Laws 1905 provided, however, NOTICE OF CONTEST BIBLE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS that state lands purchased previous to President Wilson Signs Order Order 1905 is not charged against such purchaser. Department of the Interior, Placing Three Classes Under Civil The committe on education of the $5.50, $6.00, $7.00 Agents acting for purchasers must Service Rule. United States* Land Office. house of representatives today recommended furnish affidavit of authority. Appraisers' reports, showing quality for passage the bill providing and kind of soil are on file in this Washington, March 31.—President for reading of the Bible in Duluth, Minn., Markowitz & Summerfield office. Wilson today signed an order placing March 15, 1917. the public schools. Lists giving legal descriptions of To Andrew Anderson, of Duluth, Minn,. all postmasters of the first, sec- lands to be offered may be obtained of The committee also favorably recommended Contested Clothiers the state auditor or the immigration the bill authorizing the You are hereby notified that lone V. commissioner at St. Paul and of the NOTICE OF CONTEST FinsteatJ, who gives Duluth, Minn., as introduction of a course in military county auditor at above address. his post office address, did on February J. A. O. PREUS, training into the curriculum of the 13th, 1917, file in this office his duly State Auditor. United State* Land Office. state high schools and the appointment corrorborated application to contest ^iiieEt!!!!MiiiiiiiiiiimHiiii!iiiiiiiiiifimiiBnintiitiii!imii!iiiiiiiiniiiiitiiiii!iiiii!iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiifM and secure the cancellation of your of an inspector general to supervise Department of the Interior, NOTICE OP PUBLICATION. Homestead Entry No. Serial No. the course. 011,557 made September 23rd, 1914, for Duluth, Minn., SE^i Section 11, Township 64 N, Range DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, March 8, 1917, 23 W, 4th P. Meridian, and as grounds U. S. Land Office at Duluth Minnesota. for his contest he alleges that said To Orm H. Velsand of Duluth, Minn., February 15, 1917 International Falls Abstract Co. entryman has wholly abandoned said Ask your Hat man to show Con ten tee: Notice is hereby given that Semon land since the inscription of the entry, You are hereby notified that James you the new Fredsall, whose postoffice address is that he has not established actual M. Finstead, who gives Duluth, Minn., 3828 17th Ave. S., Minneapolis, Minnesota, residence thereon, and has not improved 706 Paladio, as his post office address, BURDICK, KREMER & KING, Proprietors. did on the 5th day of April, 1916, the same in any manner. Pattevsow did on Feb. 6th, 1917, file in this office file in this office Sworn Statement and You are, therefore, further notified his duly corrorborated application to Application, No. 012339 to purchase r\ that the said allegations will be taken ABSTACTS, REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE contest and secure the cancellation of the SEtt NW %, Section 4, Township as confessed, and your said entry will your Homestead Entry No. Serial 58 N., Range 19 W. 4th, Principal Meridian, be cancelled without further right to No. 011,556 made September 23, Collections, Conveyancing and Loans and the timber thereon, under be heard, either before this office or 1914, for NE'/i Section 11, Township the provisions of the act of June 3, on appeal, if you fail to file in this 64 N, Ran|e 23 W, 4th P. Meridian 1878, and acts amendatory, known as office within twenty days after the For Men and as grounds for his contest he alleges J. E. BURDICK, Manager. the "Timber and Stone Law," at such FOURTH publication of this notice, as that said entryman has wholly value as might be fixed by appraisement, shown below, your answer, under oath, abandoned said land for more than one International Falls, and that, pursuant to such application, Minnesota Look for the name specifically responding to these alle^ year last past, that he has not improved the land and timber thereon gations of contest, together with due the same in any manner, withr the have been estimated and valued by applicant, proof that you have served a copy of b£± exception of an unfinished cabin. the timber estimated 40,000 your answer on the said contestant You are further notified that the l§: board feet at $2.50 per M, and the land either in person or by registered mail. said allegations will be taken as confessed, nothing that said applicant will offer You should state in your answer the and your said entry will be final proof in support of his application name of the post office to which you cancelled without further right to be and sworn statement on the 26th day desire further notices to be sent to you. be heard, either before this office or of April, 1917, before the Register and JOSEPH WINCZEWSKI, on appeal, if you fail to file in this Receiver United States Land Office, at Register. office within twenty days after the Duluth, Minnesota. Date of first publication March 22, 1917 FOURTH publication of this notice, as Any person is at liberty to protest Date of second publication March 29, shown below, your answer under oath, vthis purchase before entry, or initiate 1917. specifically responding to these allegations contest at any time before patent issues, Date of third publication April 5, 1917. of contest, together with due by filing a corroborated affidavit Date of fourth publication April 12, Grand Theatre proof that you have served a copy of in this office, alleging facts which 1917. your answer on the said contestant would defeat the entry. either in person or by registered mail. Witnesses:: Charles W. Eden, Theodore You should state in your answer the M. Anderson. James Allerdyce of STATE OF MINNESOTA, name of your post office to which you Minneapolis, Minnesota Barney Eden ss. desire further notices to be sent to of Tower, Minnesota Edward J. Filiatrault County of Koochiching, you of Duluth, Minnesota. District Court—Fifteenth Judicial JOSEPH WINCZEWSKI, JOSEPH WINCZEWSKI, District. Register. Registei*. Date of first publication March 22, Ml-A. 26 In the matter of the application of a 1917. APRIL 8th member of The Presbytery of Duluth, Date of second publication Mar.ch 29, an \OTICK OF MORTGAGE Fi»REOLOSLHI3 a religious corporation, for order of 1917.' the above named court adjudging and Date of third publication April" 5, directing a transfer of the real estate 1917. hereinafter described, pursuant to the Date of fourth publication April 12, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that provisions of Sections 6620 and 6621 of 1917.' default has been made in the conditions the General Statutes of Minnesota, 1913. of that certain mortgage duly Order for Hearing.on Said Application. NOTICE OF CONTEST executed and delivered by Jens J. The application of Franklin J. Barackman Opsahl and Clara M. Opsahl, his wife, as a member of The Presbytery of Beltrami County Minnesota as DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR of Duluth, a religious corporation organized THE FIVE SWEETHEARTS Mortgagors to Victor L. Johnson, of United Stated Land Office and existing under the laws of Chisago County Minnesota, as Mortgagee, the State of Minnesota having been bearing date the 10th day of Duluth Minn. filed in this court, representing, among_ September, 1910, with a power of sale March 21st, 1917 "The Five Sweethearts" are juvenile entertainers who display other things, that The First Presbyterian therein contained, duly recorded in the To Frank Stare of Silverdale, Minn., Church of Northome, Minnesota, a office of the Register of Deeds in and their talent in a sort of pallor entertainment which is said to be Contestee: religious society, under the control and for the County of Koochiching and You are hereby notified that James very refined as well as highly interesting. The offering won favor supervision of said The Presbytery of ^XVState of Minnesota, on the 19th day A. Fonger, who gives Duluth, Minn., Duluth as a superior body has ceased of September, 1910, at 9 o'elock A.M., with Chicago booking mn because it is so unusual. There are as his post office address, did on to exist and maintain its organization Book "D" of Mortgages on page March 5, 1917, file in this office his duly two sweet little girls and three young men, two of them singers that when said religious society ceased 20, given to secure the payment of a to exist and maintain its ^organization corrorborated application to contest certain promissory rfote for Fourteen and the third a piano player. Among gthe songs are Ernest Ball's and secure the cancellation of your as aforesaid, all its remaining real hundred and fifty Dollars ($1,450.00), "California" which is one of the big hits of 1917. "In the Sweet property vested in said The Presbytery homestead Entry No. 011887, Serial No. dated September 10th 1910 and due made March 9, 1915, for SW% NW of Duluth that the record title to certain September 10th 1920, and interest thei'eon Long Ago," which has taken the east by steim, and "It's lime to and NW% SW M, Sectiin 13, Township real estate in said Koochiching at the rate of SIX (6) per cent per Pass the Apples Again." 64 N, Range 22 W, 4 th P. Meridian, County still stands, however, in the annum, payable annually, until paid name of said religious society, which and as grounds for his contest he which default has continued to the This act has met with such big success that it was permitted alleges that Frank Stare has wholly said real estate is described as follows, date of this notice by the failure and to introduce another new song, "America, Here's My Boy." namely: abandoned said land and failed to reside neglect of said mortgagors to make on, improve or cultivate any part Lots numbered five (5) and six (6), The "Five Sweethearts" do some neat dancing in connection payment of the interest on said note thereof for more than one year' last in Block numbered thirteen (13), Northome, amounting to Eighty-seven Dollars with their singing. past, and that said alleged absence ($87.00), which interest by the terms Minnesota, according to the plat from said land has not been due to thereof on file and of record in the office of said note became due and payable his employment in the army, navy or on the lOt'h day of September, 1916, of the Register of Deeds in and for marine corps of the United States during Itasca County, Minnesota and any war. That said Presbytery is desirous of. Harry "Twista" Watkins W WHEREAS,, the said mortgagee and You are, therefore, further notified obtaining record title to said premises, holder of said mortgage has elected arid that the said allegations will be taken and asking said court to appoint a time does hereby elect to declare the whole as confessed, and your said entry will for hearing said application, prescribethe "principal sum. of said mortgage due KOMEDY KINK COMEDY TALK and CONTORTIONIST be cancelled without further right to notice to be given of such hearing, and payable at the date of- this notice, be heard, either before this office or and upon said, hearing to adjudge and under the .terms and conditions of on appeal* if you fail to file in this direct a transfer of said real estate said mortgage, and the power of sale office within twenty days after the from said Church to said Presbytery, iM therein contained and FOURTH publication of this notice, as and to appoint a trustee to make such f,j WHEREAS, there is actually due Penny and Dunegan shown below, your answer, under transfer, pursuant to the provisions of and claimed to be due and payable at oath, specifically responding to these Section 6621 of said General Statutes the date of this notice the sum of One allegations of contest, together wit*h hundred twenty-two and 51-100 Dollars IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, that A BIT OF ENTETAINMENT due 'proof that you have served a copy said application be heard before this (*122.51), and of your answer on the said contestant court, in the Court House at International jStK WHEREAS, the power of sale has either in person-or by registered mail. Falls, in said county, on Friday, become operative, and no action or You should state in your answer the the 13th day of April, 1917, at 10 o'clock proceeding at law otherwise has been Christy and Griffen name of the post office to which you in the forenoon, and all persons interested instituted to. recover the debt sccured desire further notices to be sent to in said hearing and in said matter W said mortgage or any part thereof you are hereby cited and required at Now, Therefore, Notice is hereby JOSEPH WINCZEWSKI, THE BOYS FROM VIRGINIA (Comedians) said time and place to show cause, if «ill ^/^•eiven that by virtue of the power of Register. any there be, why said petition should sale contained in said mortgage and W. H. SMALLWOOD, Jr. not be granted. pursuant to the statutes in such case Attorney. made and provided, said mortgage ORDERED FURTHER, that three Date of first" publication March1 29, 2M 1 will be foreclosed by a sale of the weeks' published and posted notice of 1917. 7-r. il-kr premises described in and conveyed by said hearing shall be given, as provided Date of second publication April 5, said mortgage, which premises are by law. situated in the County of Koochiching Dated this 10th day of March, 1917. Date of third publication "Xpfil 12", of and State Minnesota and described MM. By the Court: hU A 'm a* follows to-wit:ft \*B. P. WRIGHT, Date of fourtli "publlCation April !3,. halfofflfti SSfafc£ jv" *. udg*ofSaiaeourt r» vTj sjil